New ZealandWairoa body find: Investigations ongoingPolice appeal for information on "unexplained death".11 Jun 06:06 AM
AirlinesHigh winds delay Rocket Lab launchRocket Lab has scrubbed a potential launch of the Electron rocket due to high winds.21 May 06:21 PM
OpinionSupport your local (water) sheriffDon't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.11 Apr 11:00 PM
SportEditorial: Sports gear goes another roundDonated second-hand gear to lift young players on the eve of the winter sport season.11 Apr 08:57 PM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: Record summer season at WaikaremoanaLake Waikaremoana was a top summer stop-off this season. Made with funding from NZ On Air.01 Apr 05:00 PM
Tourism'Cycle train' gets green lightIngenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.31 Mar 08:20 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Sealing the way to WaikaremoanaA plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.31 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Creative NZ backs Wairoa songWairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.07 Mar 05:30 PM
PoliticsCHB councillors question co-operative dealSome blast agreement as 'bunkum' but others see it as a useful framework27 Feb 05:45 PM
New ZealandSheep heads across highway after crashA large amount of offal spilled onto State Highway 2 west of Wairoa.10 Feb 09:30 AM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: No budget for Wairoa Budget Advisory ServiceAfter serving the Wairoa community for 28 years the Wairoa Budget Advisory Service now faces an uncertain future after the Ministry of Social Development pulled its funding. Made with funding from NZ On AirWatch07 Feb 01:17 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa's time to be revitalisedWairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shop fronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town's visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.03 Feb 03:27 AM
Video Watch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa’s time to be revitalisedWairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shopfronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town’s visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Watch03 Feb 03:26 AM
New ZealandArrest follows violent hitch-hiker incidentA man was attacked and his car stolen in the incident, police say.25 Jan 02:55 AM
New ZealandPolice hunt hitchhiker who beat manPolice would like to speak to anyone who saw a hitchhiker in the vicinity of the Gisborne Park Golf Club on Gladstone Road, Gisborne.23 Jan 05:30 AM
EntertainmentFun and rodeo draw crowds at Wairoa showA record number of entrants were hanging on for dear life as horses kicked and bulls bucked at the Wairoa A&P Show rodeo. The rodeo22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandChild hospitalised after dog biteEmergency services were not called immediately after attack.27 Dec 09:50 PM
New ZealandFatal bus crash investigation continuingState Highway 2 between Gisborne and Wairoa will be closed at some point over the next two days to investigate at fatal bus crash.25 Dec 11:44 PM
New ZealandWarm, wet, wild: 2016's extreme weatherThere was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.20 Dec 01:59 AM
New ZealandNo power in Gisborne area for daysIt could be two or more days before the Gisborne area gets power after a light plane crashed into power lines this morning, cutting electricity to the city.12 Dec 12:13 AM
New ZealandSerious truck crash north of WairoaA driver has been airlifted to hospital after a serious truck crash on the East Coast this morning.29 Nov 05:48 PM
New ZealandWhat a scorcher! Temperatures hit 34CTemperatures in some parts of the country have climbed over 30 degrees before midday.23 Nov 12:51 AM
New ZealandReward offered for missing muralA reward of $5000 is being offered as part of a quest to find a painted mural that went missing from the Wairoa Centennial Library 08 Nov 06:00 PM
New ZealandWoman killed in Raupunga crash namedWoman died after her car veered off the road in the early hours of Thursday morning.04 Nov 06:43 AM
New Zealand15 dead in 'disastrous' week on NZ roadsOnly five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.04 Nov 04:35 AM
New ZealandEight dead on roads this month alreadyIt's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.03 Nov 02:29 AM
EducationCommunity mourns loss of four teachersThe teaching community is mourning this week after four teachers from Hawke's Bay schools passed away within a week. The Wairoa College 30 Oct 04:40 PM
New ZealandHoliday traffic: Congestion easesCongestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.22 Oct 12:38 AM
New ZealandFrasertown meatworks closure no surprise says mayorThe 67 meat workers set to lose their jobs from Silver Fern Farms' Frasertown plant will receive a quarter of the redundancy agreement 19 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa residents sick of dustA petition to have one of Wairoa's main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road residents want it sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.17 Oct 02:07 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa residents sick of dustA petition to have one of Wairoa’s main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road is just one of several rural roads residents want sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch17 Oct 01:50 AM
BusinessNapier-Wairoa rail line to re-openThe Napier-Wairoa rail line is set to reopen, with an agreement between KiwiRail and Napier Port being signed today.05 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessPetrol at lowest price in more than decadePrices for petrol in some parts of Hawke's Bay yesterday dropped to the lowest prices in the region in more than a decade.22 Sep 07:42 AM
New ZealandScramble to save historic DoC buildingHeritage campaigners have launched a last-ditch effort to save an historic Waikaremoana building.02 Sep 10:00 PM
